Clinton has been propelled to the lead, 51 percent to 39 percent, in the new national survey released Sunday.

The poll found "sweeping unease" with Trump's policies. It singled out his "incendiary rhetoric and values to his handling of both foreign affairs and his own business — foreshadowing that the November election could be a referendum on Trump more than anything else."

Nearly 70 percent of Americans say they think Trump is unqualified to lead the nation. They are anxious about the idea of him as president and believe his comments about women, minorities and Muslims show an unfair bias. They also see his attacks on a federal judge because of his Mexican American heritage as racist, the Post reported.

A slimmer majority also disapprove of the way Clinton has handled questions about her use of a personal email server while she was secretary of state. Roughly 50 percent of Americans are anxious about "the prospect of a Clinton presidency, underscoring the historic unpopularity of the two major-party candidates."

Support for Donald Trump is plunging, giving Hillary Clinton a double-digit lead in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Trump's numbers have plummeted as he alienated fellow Republicans and large majorities of voters overall in a month of self-inflicted controversies....